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Where does “magkabagang” come from?

magkabagang (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog magka-, from Tagalog mag-, from Tagalog sibuyas, from Spanish cebolla, from Old Spanish cebolla, from Late Latin cepulla, from Latin cēpa.

magkabagang (Tagalog): compatible; harmonious; on good terms; going on...

Definitions

  1. compatible; harmonious; on good terms; going on...

Ancestry of “magkabagang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogmagka-Prefix for verbs with actor focus and causative...
2Tagalogmag-actor trigger: to do something; actor trigger: to...
3Tagalogsibuyasonion
4Spanishcebollaonion
5Old Spanishcebollaonion
6Late Latincepullaonion-bed, onion-field; small onion
7Latincēpa—
Every word from Latin cēpa →